Why yes, married to 5 men and forced to have sex with one of them every night (because they've been 4 days without) in addition to doing all of the household chores in a hovel and child rearing is in no way an unbalanced power structure and will undoubtedly lead to many, many happy years of marriage and a youthful aging process.

LaViergeNoire:Fraternal polyandry is indeed a thing. Polygyny is more common. Both are forms of polygamy. Marriage to groups of brothers or groups of sisters seems to be the most stable type because there's no genetic competition. My siblings' genes are

Decreasing family disputes over distribution of wealth and inheritance is just as relevant and why so much of the Middle East and Asia still practices first-cousin marriages even when there's no significant shortage of brides or grooms.

xcv:LaViergeNoire: Fraternal polyandry is indeed a thing. Polygyny is more common. Both are forms of polygamy. Marriage to groups of brothers or groups of sisters seems to be the most stable type because there's no genetic competition. My siblings' genes are property is my genes property....

Decreasing family disputes over distribution of wealth and inheritance is just as relevant and why so much of the Middle East and Asia still practices first-cousin marriages even when there's no significant shortage of brides or grooms.

Good point. This is also true, although I like the gene argument as well (despite it being more evolutionary psychology) because we see something similar in cheetahs. But yes, land and other goods don't have to be divided in these types of marriage.

gadian:Why yes, married to 5 men and forced to have sex with one of them every night (because they've been 4 days without) in addition to doing all of the household chores in a hovel and child rearing is in no way an unbalanced power structure and will undoubtedly lead to many, many happy years of marriage and a youthful aging process.

I'm picturing her enjoying a nice Merlot while soaking in a tub of Calgon./I'm allowed to wish her nice things.

poe_zlaw:Jesus.. All 5 work, they only have one wife and one kid amongst all of them and they still live in that dirty shthiole?For some reason Im having a hard time believing things are as rosy as the article makes them seem. One woman, 5 uneducated guys in a place that obviously doesnt treat women equally. I bet shes treated like a real queen.

The story's fake. Spurious. Not Genuine. Fabricated from whole cloth. A forgery. A sham. Bogus. False. Fabricated. An invention to pander to the post-empire racism of the British middle class.

Also, given how depleted the living conditions are there, this is really not even a story.

so...people that live at poverty levels, their story doesn't count. interesting take on humanity you have there.

I don't think he's saying they don't count. I think he's saying that poor, secluded villagers often have different needs/values than the world at large and part of being a open minded person is understanding that and not freaking out about those differences.

Well, I thought working in a blue color trade would have desensitized me to all the stupid shiat men can say when there are no women around but nooooooo. Well done disgusting pigs, you've made me nauseous AND killed my libido for the day.

Theory Of Null: I seen something about this on National Geographic one day. It's called fraternal polyandry and it's practiced most in mountain villages.Something about them not being able to produce enoughallow females to live to maturity.

LaViergeNoire:xcv: LaViergeNoire: Fraternal polyandry is indeed a thing. Polygyny is more common. Both are forms of polygamy. Marriage to groups of brothers or groups of sisters seems to be the most stable type because there's no genetic competition. My siblings' genes are property is my genes property....

Decreasing family disputes over distribution of wealth and inheritance is just as relevant and why so much of the Middle East and Asia still practices first-cousin marriages even when there's no significant shortage of brides or grooms.

Good point. This is also true, although I like the gene argument as well (despite it being more evolutionary psychology) because we see something similar in cheetahs. But yes, land and other goods don't have to be divided in these types of marriage.

That's true, just dangerous territory, I've seen Fark threads over-run by a huge horde of individuals with various new-agey agendas conflicting against ep. This extreme behavior isn't observed in any family that has more than two rupees to rub together. Most women would chose to 'marry up' as in hypergyny but there's likely nobody poorer than they are with a suitable (fertile, non-disfigured) young woman for these men to marry down to. Maybe her family owed the husbands' a debt or something.

gadian:Why yes, married to 5 men and forced to have sex with one of them every night (because they've been 4 days without) in addition to doing all of the household chores in a hovel and child rearing is in no way an unbalanced power structure and will undoubtedly lead to many, many happy years of marriage and a youthful aging process.

She seems okay with the sex, only has one child to handle right now, and making five sandwiches isn't a bad trade off for having five working men's paychecks coming in. Now when she is 40, she will find out how much of a pain it will be. By then the sex will be exciting as mopping the floor (well if she ever did any mopping) and the 14 kids would be on her last nerve.

CeroX:Wife: "I am ready to make sex with you Friday Husband..."Friday Husband: "Thank Vishnu it's Friday!"*Awkward groping and Friday Husband decides to please his wife by "going down"*Friday Husband: "Just relax my wife and i will do the needful and pleasure you with my tongue"Wife: "That is Ok, Friday Husband, there is no ne-"Friday Husband: "Oh! I see you are already dripping with excitement my wife!"Wife: "Uh... Yes, excitement, that must be it, yes..."Friday Husband: "I am concerned my wife, you taste of salt and copper, perhaps you would benifit from drinking more water"

Just one question, how were you able to describe the taste in such vivid detail?

mayIFark:CeroX: Wife: "I am ready to make sex with you Friday Husband..."Friday Husband: "Thank Vishnu it's Friday!"*Awkward groping and Friday Husband decides to please his wife by "going down"*Friday Husband: "Just relax my wife and i will do the needful and pleasure you with my tongue"Wife: "That is Ok, Friday Husband, there is no ne-"Friday Husband: "Oh! I see you are already dripping with excitement my wife!"Wife: "Uh... Yes, excitement, that must be it, yes..."Friday Husband: "I am concerned my wife, you taste of salt and copper, perhaps you would benifit from drinking more water"

Just one question, how were you able to describe the taste in such vivid detail?

I've lived a very fulfilling sexual life, including going down after, at her request...

They all seem happy enough. Of course they probably just got paid for their story which would make them happy.I wonder if there is more than one room in that shack, or do they all just sit around and watch her get banged in the one room.

kxs401:Don't British tabloid stories about those craaaaaazy foreigners usually turn out to be false?

This sort of living arrangement is rare, but not unheard of. It's usually found in harsh, resource-poor regions where population control is very important; all the men still get laid, but a woman can only be pregnant with one kid at a time (usually). Of course, that leaves the problem of what to do with excess females, but you can always leave girl babies out to die of exposure. It's a hard old world.

poe_zlaw:Jesus.. All 5 work, they only have one wife and one kid amongst all of them and they still live in that dirty shthiole?For some reason Im having a hard time believing things are as rosy as the article makes them seem. One woman, 5 uneducated guys in a place that obviously doesnt treat women equally. I bet shes treated like a real queen.

I can believe it. From what I've seen on television, India's poor are so beyond my experience of poor, the entire family can be working 16 hour days and still barely have enough money to feed, clothe and shelter everyone.